Anne Kelly

An exploration of abstract textile work with practical tips on how to progress from the realistic to the abstract within your own practice. From Amish quilts through to contemporary makers, abstract textile work is a captivating art form that can capture a mood or feeling. In this fascinating book, renowned textile artist and tutor Anne Kelly shows you how to...

A creative and beautiful book packed with inspiring ideas to help you capture likenesses and explore personalities in stitch, from a well-loved textile artist. Anne Kelly's evocative and nostalgic work often incorporates portraits—of friends, family, historical figures, and even pets. Within these pages, she shares her approach to textile portraiture, bringing in a wealth of different embroidery techniques, including hand...

An evocative exploration of how travel—local and far away—can inform, inspire and enhance textile art. Travel has always featured heavily in textile art, from artists' 'travelling sketchbooks' to large-scale installations mapping coastal erosion or the effects of climate change. In Textile Travels, renowned textile artist Anne Kelly shows how to capture your travels, past and present, in stitch, with practical...